Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-02-17

/ Tile SOit dEultcI VI HIS VI Ici CtOihai
destiny a9d of the wise provision of
DiE,ne providence, establishing an
inward monitor by which the evil
dence of his acceptance with God
may become matter of positive
knowledge such as finite reason will
accept and approve. After the con-
clusion of the sermon Elder Travel
Ter announced that the church was
still burdened with debt of 81 III
which it was necessary to raise be
fore the dedication could take place
and the people were requested to
contribute for that purpose. In
about an hour 81 ,270 was pledged.
In the evening Rev. Phillips again
delivered an admirable sermon, after
which the books were again opened
and the sum of the subscription
swelled to nearly 81, 400. The
Church was then formerly dedicated
after which the sacrament of the
Lords supper, the holy communion,
was administered and partaken OF
by all christians, of whatever name,
who were present and chose to par
ticipate. A love feast followed and
closed the exercises Of the day,
which, as a good old brother ex-
pressed it, "was season of refresh
ing and JOY to the soul"
WEBSTER, Feb. 9th, 1887.
At special meeting of the officers
of the d. C. A. a., held Feb. 9th,
at the office of the Secretary the
following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted and ordered pub
lished:
RESOLVED, That the Day County
Agricultural Association feeling
itself under deep obligations and
full of gratitude to the Masonic
Fraternity of Webster for the free
use of their Opera Hall on Tuesday
evening, Feb. 9Th, 1887, and also
for their valuable assistance render
ed at the supper; hereby tender the
Masonic order vote of thanks.
RESOLVED, That vote of thanks
is due the ladies of Webster for their
liberal assistance and patronage in
conducting the Agricultural supper
TO so grand success for the Assoc
citation.
E. r. RUGGLEs, Sec.
Away among the Alleghanies
there is a spring go small that an OK
in summers day, could drain it
dry. 1t steals its unobtrusive way
among the hills till itspreads out IN
the beautiful Ohio. Thence it
stretches away thousand miles,
leaving on its banks more than a
hundred villages and cities and
many thousand cultivated farms,
and bearing on its bosom more than
half a thousand steamboats,. Then,
joining the Mississippi, it stretches
away and away some 1900 miles
more, till it falls into the great en-
blem of eternity. 1t is one of the
great tributaries of the ocean which,
obedient only to God, shall roar till
the angel with one foot on the sea
and the other on the land, shall lift
up his hand to heaven and swear
that time shall be no longer. So
with moral influence. 1t is rill,
riyulet, fanthomlsss as eternity.
Now that the city election is
almost here, we want to suggest
that in the matter of the office of
Assessor, great care should be taken
get man of good judgment, who
knows how to use it. Among the
number we mention A. j. Leetch,
f. Huntington, John Norton, o. A.
Chilson, Ed and Andy Small, w.
w. Severy, DIR. Peabody. John
Barker, L. Gross, Matt and Mike
Tracy. Any one of these gentle !
men would discharge the duty salts
factorily 10 all concerned. We know
Il is quite common among business
men to refuse to fill an Office of this
kind because it takes time they do
not wish to spare from that bust
ness; but in this case such an ex-
cuse ought not to have feathers
weight in the selection, Make the |
nomination and then if the party |
receiving it refuse to qualify after
election, the newly-elected board
IAN appoint one equally as good. |
The office is an important one ard |
should be filled by the best business
falar,f IS tha &nrv,,
We hope our business men viii
organize kind of Board of Trade
snd hold regular monthly meetings.
1t seems to us that an organization
Of this kind would be great benefit
to the town. Any project for the
public good, the improvement of
the town could be thoroughly dis
cussed and unanimity of action
reached that could be attained in no
other way. A general understand
ing Of the numerous propositions
that are constantly coming up for
the improvement of a town among
its business men, will be more GER
tain to produce favorable and bene-
fetal results, than the present indie
pendent or individual action can
possibly do. Besides, in all enter
prises for the benefit of the city,
though one or two may differ as to
the method or feasibility of the
move, still they will go with the
majority, for the sake of unity,
knowing that the next move may
lind others in like situation. To
thoroughly understand measure
before any body Of men is to insure
prompt and unanimous as well as
decisive action upon it by all parties
interested. None are more interest
ed in our growth and development
than those who have their money
invested here in various kinds of
business and it seems to US that the
exchange of views these meetings
would bring could only result to the
Advancement and well-being of our
city. What say you, gentlemen? II